Lineage

"Loong Ying Jing Chung" translates into English as "Pure or traditional Dragon Fist Kung Fu". The transmission of this pure element is important in ensuring that the quality of the system is preserved as students go on to master and then to teach the system. Because of this, it is important that any instructor can trace their "lineage" back to the original source. The photos below show the lineage from the founder of Loong Ying Jing Chung to the instructors of the modern school in the UK.

Tai Yuk Sim See was the head monk of the Wah So Toi (southern Shaolin) temple in Kwangtong province in southern China. Traditionally, Tai Yuk restricted his teaching to only the most senior monks. However, with the increased use of firearms in China, Tai Yuk decided that the time was right to introduce Dragon style to people outside of the temple.
Tai Yuk first encountered Lam Yil Kwai at a demonstration where Lam, along with a number of his students, were demonstrating their family style. After the demonstration, Tai Yuk challenged the students and was able to defeat them all despite the fact that they had all attacked him at once. After this, Lam Yil Kwai became a student of Tai Yuk.

Lam Yil Kwai was born in Wiy Yurn village and by the age of 14 was already teaching his family style of kung fu, Zap Lung Dun. At this time, Lam met the monk, Tai Yuk Sim See and studied Loong Ying (Dragon style kung fu) for seven years in the southern Shaolin temple. By the age of 21 he had completed his training under Tai Yuk and was told that he could leave the temple, being the first non-monk to have learnt the style. Lam went on to promote the style, making it famous throughout southern China.

Chil Chung was born and raised in Toi San, in mainland China. He completed studying the system of Hung Kuen kung fu at an early age and then in 1942 learnt Tdit Dar (Chinese herbal medicine) from a Taoist monk called Lei Wan Do Jeurn. By 1948 had moved to Hong Kong and had started teaching Hung Kuen kung fu and practicing Tdit Dar. In the early 1950s, he met a student of Lam Yil Kwai and lost in a friendly comparison of styles. He then became a student of Lam Yil Kwai and went on to become the first accomplished student of Dragon kung fu in Hong Kong.

Chung Wai Kong learnt Dragon style kung fu from the age of 12 from Grandmaster Chil Chung. Chung Wai Kong showed such good training attitude at a young age that Chil Chung accepted him as a full time apprentice learning Loong Ying and Tdit Dar medicine. He completed his study after training full time for 12 years. In 1989, he moved to Cardiff, in Wales (UK), and started his own Dragon style kung fu school.

Shek Lam Shing was born in the New Territories of Hong Kong. He first started Dragon style kung fu in the 1960s and had two consecutive Dragon masters before coming to train under Chil Chung. He started teaching the style in the UK in 1989.

Dom Meurier has been training under Shek Lam Shing since 1989. He was one of the instructors in the Watford area. He has now emigrated to New Zealand More details on Dom can
be found on the instructors page.